site.btaYoana Ilieva Wins Silver at Women's Fencing World Cup in Greece

Yoana Ilieva won silver at the Women's Fencing World Cup here on Saturday. This is yet another success for Ilieva, after she won gold at the Women's Fencing World Cup tournament in Plovdiv in January 2025.

Ilieva entered the top 64 as number 5 in the world rankings. She defeated Evelina Popova of the Commonwealth of Independent States 15-13 in her first elimination match. In the match for a place among the top 16, the Bulgarian fencer eliminated Hong Kong's Summer Fay Sit 15-14 in a contested match.

Her next matches were against China's Ying Fu, Ukraine's Alina Komashchuk, and France's Sarah Noutcha, which she won 15-12, 15-6, and 15-12 respectively.

Ilieva faced world number two Misaki Emura from Japan in the final. The Japanese had a strong start and established a 7-2 lead. The two drew at 11-11, but the Bulgarian eventually lost 11-15 after Misaki Emura secured four consecutive points.